4. Experiment with shrinking images of your ex in your mind; make them black and white and picture them zooming off into the far-off distance.

5. Stop ‘social media self-harming’ – don’t stalk your ex and follow what they are doing, it will only prolong the pain.

6. Write a ‘Breakup bucket list’ – everything you can do now that you could not have done with your ex, for example, travelling to a place they didn’t want to visit or becoming absorbed in a new hobby, something just for you.

7. Focus on what you have learned and how you can use these lessons positively in your future romantic partnerships.

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